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P. G. LEIBE.

PORTABLE WRITING DESK.

No. 251.255. Patented Dec. 20,1881.

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F. LEIBE.

PORTABLE WRITING DESK.

No. 251,255. Patented Dec. 20,1881.

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N ITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK G. LEIBE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PORTABLE WRITING-DESK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,255, dated December20, 1881.

Application filed July 5, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. LEIBE, aresident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in. Portable Writing-Desks;and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part this specification.

The object of thisinvention is to increase the convenience andusefulness of the writingdesk; and it consists in the arrangement andconformation of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully set forth,and embodied in the several clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which the several letters ofreference indicate like parts in each of the several figures of thedrawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an open portablewriting-desk, illustrating the manner of using the improvements. Figs. 2and 3are sectional views of portions of the device, showing details ofconstruction and further illustrating the operation thereof. Saidsectional views are taken through lines 3 and a, respectively, of Fig.4, which last figure is more particularly a front elevation of the coverof thedesk, showing thehereinafter-mentioned folding leaves in a closedposition, and also showing certain other details more clearly.

In carrying out my'invention I construct the body A and cover B of theportable writingdesk in substantially the manner shown, and within saidcover, upon the partition a, secured upon the back wall of the cover,running from side to side of the same, are hinged the foldingdesk-leaves O O, in such a manner as that when said cover is open to avertical position, as shown, the said desk-leaves may be unfolded andallowed to rest upon the body in an inclined position.

Upon the under side of the portion C of the desk are securedwedge-shaped supports b, which rest upon the body A, or, as in the caseshown, a tray, 0, arranged within the same.

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Said supports 1) project, asshown in Fig.2, and are thus adapted to givefirmness to the leaves 0 O, as will be apparent.

The space within the cover B, back of the partition to, is subdivided bya partition, d, into apartments D E, the latter being considerablysmaller than the former, and adapted to hold an ink-well e e and reventthe same from moving laterally therein. The space or apartment E isadapted for paper, letters, &c., a rack or other means being providedfor the purpose of holding the same.

The ink-well e e is an L- shaped vessel, the portion 6 of the chambertherein being'of sufficient capacity to receive the ink when the coveris closed, rendering a cork or stopper unnecessary. The upper portion ofthe said L- shaped ink-well lies flush with the upper edge of thepartition a. Upon the under side of the deskleaf 0, flush with the edgeopposite said well, is secured a projecting stay, 9, which, when thedesk-leaves U C are folded, engages with the said upper portion of theink-Well and holds the same securely, preventing said well from beingdisplaced when the cover is closed, as will be well understood uponreference to the drawings.

The upper edge of the partition a, in front of the chamber E, is groovedor recessed, as shown in Fig. 3, sut'ficiently to be adapted to receivea pen or pencil, and the folding leaves 0 O, lying over said receptacle,(lettered h,) hold the same therein when the desk is closed.

Upon the'inner side walls of the cover B, in front of the partition a,are secured cleats n, which are adapted to hold said partition a moresecurely in place, and act as supports for the unfolded desk-leaf O torest upon, the upper edge of supports being beveled for the purpose, asshown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the body and'cover of a portable Writing-desk,of the partition on, having folding leaves secured thereto, a partition,(I, forming, in connection with parts a and B, an ink-well-receivingchamber, the ink-well, and a stay, g, projecting from beneath saidfolding leaves, and adapted to engage with erating substantially asherein set forth and 10 shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of June, 1881.

FEEDERioK e. 'LEIBE.

Witnesses CHARLES H. PELL, 0. DRAKE.

